Anxious Designer

Goodbye Duke St. I shall miss your easily accessed take away...

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:22:28 +0100

Goodbye Duke St. I shall miss your easily accessed take away food and alcohol. I shall not miss the jakeys, neds, dog crap, smelly busses, loud karaoke on a Saturday night or orange walks.

First hangover in the new place? Check. Keeping neurofen in...

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:48:56 +0100

First hangover in the new place? Check. Keeping neurofen in cookie monster? Check.

"Not if you’re going to dress it up at Hallowe’en."

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:10:00 +0100

“Not if you’re going to dress it up at Hallowe’en.”

- Toni, after I asked if we could get a dog. He knows me too well.

Borders Trip

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:01:00 +0100

After work on a Thursday I quite often find myself in Borders on Buchanan St. I can’t help myself, I love the place. Nothing better than wandering through the aisles looking for a good book to jump out at you. The price of a book, however, is shocking. No wonder this country is illiterate - who can afford to expand their mind?!?

Not that I’m expanding my mind, really. I’m into ‘paranormal romance’, ‘regency romance’ and ‘thriller’ genres. My book collection doesn’t contain many reference books. Don’t judge me…

I bought three books today, £7.99 each. I normally read a book in one or two days so I’m always back for more within a week. I may make a trip three times a month, so three books, three times a month = £71.91. For nine books. Just over seventy quid. So expensive.

Why not go to a library? I hear you thinking it. I know it would make more sense to pop down to my local library. However, after my last experience with a borrowed library book, I won’t be back in a hurry. I found a slice of mouldy cheddar cheese between the pages of a Virginia Andrews novel. It wasn’t pretty. I had to explain why my book smelled of cheese when I took it back the next day - I’m still certain the guy thought I had hygiene issues.

Apart from the Cheddargate scandal, I don’t think the library will stock many of the books I read.

Me: “Hi, do you have the latest Christine Feehan in yet?”

Librarian: “Who?”

Me: “Christine Feehan? The author? I’m looking for the latest novel in her Dark Series?”

Librarian: “No, sorry. We don’t have it - would you like me to order it in?”

Me: “Yes please. Can you order me ‘Dark Possession’? I haven’t read that one yet.”

Librarian: “What’s it about?”

Me: “Eh? Erm. It’s about a vampire who’s not really a vampire but a Carpathian, who is a goodie but could turn into a baddie if he doesn’t find his lifemate, who is normally a really strong willed human female. In most of the stories the man takes the woman away from everyone and makes her his - there’s a fair bit of sex in it and it’s all a bit mental.”

Librarian: “Oh.”

I think I’ll stick to the anonimity and clean, cheese free experience of Borders. Even if it is bloody expensive.

"So you cooked up a story and dropped the six of us in a meatgrinder?"

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:04:42 +0100

“So you cooked up a story and dropped the six of us in a meatgrinder?”

- Dutch.

Dog lover.

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:23:23 +0100

Dog lover.

My Elton John portrait.

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:13:39 +0100

My Elton John portrait.

Fractured by Karin Slaughter. I’ve just bought this,...

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:57:00 +0100

Fractured by Karin Slaughter. I’ve just bought this, started reading it tonight. Seems good so far. I haven’t read any Karin Slaughter but I always liked the look of her books - I tend to judge the book by its cover, har har.

Storm Born by Richelle Mead. I finished this book through the...

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:56:00 +0100

Storm Born by Richelle Mead. I finished this book through the week. Quite good. Not for those who blush easily!

The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner. This was quite well written,...

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:56:00 +0100

The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner. This was quite well written, enjoyed it. It’s about a young girl who was abandoned at a hospital when she was nine with no memory. A few twists and turns.

Just very slightly mad.

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:51:33 +0100

Just very slightly mad.

Outside the office. Working late.

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:53:30 +0100

Outside the office. Working late.

Lovely pastrami, gram mustard and gherkin baguette for my lunch.

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:17:06 +0100

Lovely pastrami, gram mustard and gherkin baguette for my lunch.

My new house, drawn in paint. Can’t wait to move!

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:55:13 +0100

My new house, drawn in paint. Can’t wait to move!

I’ve just found these clowns in a bag inside another bag...

Thu, 21 May 2009 16:56:16 +0100

I’ve just found these clowns in a bag inside another bag in an old box. I swear, every time I move I throw them out because they’re creepy. Someone is taking the piss! How did they turn up again!!?

Aaah! Smashed my iPhone.

Tue, 19 May 2009 18:45:18 +0100

Aaah! Smashed my iPhone.

Playing poker. Don’t have the kit so we’re betting...

Fri, 01 May 2009 23:58:22 +0100

Playing poker. Don’t have the kit so we’re betting with the plasters in my first aid kit.

Blink 182: ‘Whats My Age Again?’ - All The Small...

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:53:54 +0100

Blink 182: ‘Whats My Age Again?’ - All The Small Things - BBC One (via BBC)

Tasty After Eight Easter egg. Yum.

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:49:13 +0100

Tasty After Eight Easter egg. Yum.

Toni is trying on what seems like 500 pairs of jeans that all...

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:59:58 +0100

Toni is trying on what seems like 500 pairs of jeans that all look the same, while I wait outside memorising this tie rack. I’m nowhere near this bad when it’s my turn to shop.